When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, its a good core workout. If youre sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More

Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

If you were concerned about the state of San Francisco’s personality becoming diluted and boring, look no further than a Nextdoorpost about spoiled cheese from November 14 for assurance that this city is more itself than ever.

It’s a wild ride from start to finish.

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Ami from Duboce Triangle took to the popular neighborhood-networking site to inform the cheese-loving folks of S.F. that they were in possession of less than half a bag of taco blend cheese, up for grabs should anyone be hankering for a homemade quesadilla. With no bites (ha!), Ami was forced to update neighbors that the cheese was no longer viable.

Then things took on a life of their own, as if a particularly spirited strain of yeast had powered the thread itself. For the past week, fellow Nextdoor users have had a field day sharing their opinions on this momentous occasion. Reactions ranged from shaking fingers at consuming animal products to earnest displeasure of people using the site to discuss topics besides crime and other things that make everyone sad. It’s a pretty realistic snapshot of San Francisco’s most colorful characters, playing fast-and-loose with a de fact reply-to-all.

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But the real highlight of the 91 comments (and counting) was the exceptional cheese puns. Neighbors banded together to fight the naysayers using wordplay as their weapons. “Cheesus Christ”, having a “gouda” time, “nacho type of post” — it’s a veritable utopia of cheese-themed dad jokes. This city’s sense of humor comes through loud and clear, and is frankly a nice reprieve from all the depressing news we face on a daily basis.

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Ultimately the recently expired taco cheese was relocated to Ami’s actual next door neighbor, who used it to make a casserole. It was a beautiful fuck you to both the grumps on Nextdoor, and the people who determine expiration dates on dairy packaging.

As of publishing time the thread is still going strong, facilitating puns and plans to make meals for the homeless using shared leftovers, quieting the grouches … if you can brielieve it.

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